But when a group of students from the wealthy elite in town decide to finally appear to accept him, and bury the hatchet, Tim is obviously reluctant.but hopeful. Teenage outcast Tim Gaines loves horror novels and films, and because of this has been targeted by bullies for years. While arguably most known for his hardcore horror gorefest, SURVIVOR, or helming the cult classic series, CLICKERS, the late JF Gonzalez really shines in this novel, which was recently republished from Midnight Library. They want him brought back not because they're scared of getting caught for his murder, but so they can savagely beat and murder him again… To bring back the dead homeless man they’d kidnapped and brutally beaten to a pulp in the guesthouse that resides on the Bradfield residence. Now they want to use him and that power for their own sinister plight. Like most of the student body of Spring Valley High School, they sincerely believe Tim Gaines is a devil-worshipper. He’s going out with them, being invited to parties, and even begins to have a romantic interest in a girl, something he never thought would happen to him in high school.īut all that will change when Scott Bradfield and his friends set their sights on Tim again. With their mutual support, Tim has begun to come out of his shell.

Now Tim has become friends with a loose-knit group of kids who have also become social outcasts thanks to other rumors spread about them by the student elite. It’s a rumor Tim can’t beat, and one he sometimes feels he’s brought on to himself due to his love of horror novels and movies. The rumor stuck, and is believed by most of the students and even a few of the teachers and administrators.

Years before, when he was in the sixth grade, a group of boys led by Scott Bradfield-a popular, well-liked kid from well-to-do parents-spread a vicious rumor that he was a devil-worshipper. Mocked and teased continuously since he was in the sixth grade, he approaches his senior year of high school with a sense of cautious trepidation.

Survivor by jf gonzalez